POLL: Stop & Shop strike

Alice Coyle acoyle@wickedlocal.com @accoyleWL

Friday

Apr 19, 2019 at 3:00 PM

Will you go back to Stop & Shop when the strike is over? Vote in our poll below.

The Stop & Shop strike is in its ninth day and heading into the busy Easter and Passover holidays, most of the company's 240 New England supermarkets have empty shelves and aisles, as customers avoid crossing picket lines and shop for groceries elsewhere.

After months of failed contract negotiations, the company's 31,000 union employees walked off the job April 11, and have been picketing outside the stores ever since.

In recent days, several politicians including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and former Vice President Joe Biden have joined picketing workers at rallies to show their support.

And while Stop & Shop officials say the company is committed to continuing negotiations until a "fair and reasonable result is achieved," the longer the strike continues the more likely customers will move on to other supermarkets.

Will you return to Stop & Shop when the strike is over?

Vote in our poll and share a comment on Facebook.

Will you go back to Stop & Shop when the strike is over?
No; I won't give my business to a company that is unfair to its employees.
Probably not; I've found another supermarket that meets my needs.
Yes; Stop & Shop is the most convenient grocery store for me.
I'm not sure, it depends on how the strike is resolved.
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